Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon vs Perth Button

Amazona amazonica compared with Acleris abietana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon	Perth Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Tortricidae
Genus	Amazona	Acleris
Species	Amazona amazonica	Acleris abietana

Evolutionary Relationship

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon and Perth Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

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Conservation Status

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Perth Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon	Perth Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Barbados, Saint Lucia, United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Perth Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

A medium-sized amazon parrot of South American tropical and secondary forests, orange-winged amazons have predominantly green plumage with distinctive orange wing patches visible in flight, blue and yellow on the head. Found from Colombia and Trinidad east to Venezuela, the Guianas, and south through Brazil and Bolivia. One of the most common and widespread amazons, living in large, noisy flocks and roosting communally. They are widely kept as pets throughout Latin America and internationally.